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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
Large amounts of people were attending mass during the earthquake because Nov. 1st is All Saints Day. The earthquake made a tsunami, making up to 60-foot waves. The magnitude of the earthquake was 9. The death toll was 20,000. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
The eruption measured a 6 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index. The eruption darkened the skies after sending 6 cubic miles of rock, dust, and debris into our atmosphere. The tsunami was 115 feet high. The death toll of this was 36,000. -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
The magnitude of the earthquake was 8.1. The death toll was 160. On the Big Island, the city of Hilo had about $300 million of extensive damage. The majority of deaths were in Hawaii, from the tsunami caused by the Aleutian Earthquake. -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile)
The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.5. The death toll was 61. Around 2 million people became homeless. The damage from this earthquake was around $550 million. -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.2. The death toll is 130. This is the most powerful earthquake recorded in North America. This earthquake triggered one tectonic wave and 20 small tsunamis. -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
The magnitude of the earthquake is 7.8. The death toll is 120. There was an estimate of $600 million of property losses, due solely to tsunamis. This earthquake produced one of the largest tsunamis in Japan's history. -
Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Papua New Guinea)
The magnitude of the earthquake was 7.1 The death toll is more than 2100. Three extreme tsunamis followed the earthquake. Four entire villages were damaged on the north coast of Papua New Guinea. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
The magnitude of the earthquake is 9.1 The death toll is 230,000. This set off the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, also called the Christmas or Boxing Day Tsunami. The quake made the ocean floor rise about 40 meters. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
The magnitude of the earthquake is 8.1. The death toll is 200. Two earthquakes occurred 2-3 minutes apart from each other. This is extremely rare, known as a doublet. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
The magnitude is 8.8 and the death toll was 700. The earthquake was felt as far away as Brazil and Argentina. It was the strongest earthquake in the region since the Great Chilean Earthquake. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
The magnitude was 9.1 and the death toll was over 20,000. Over 450,000 people became homeless after the tsunami. The tsunami was around 40 meters high. -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
The magnitude was 7.5 and the death toll was more than 2,000. This earthquake created health risks with a lack of food, sanitation, and good water. About 68,000 houses were damaged or ruined.